2020 was the year that technology brought people together. It was also a year in Sovereign where we embraced the value of data. Learn how collaboratively our CIO team deployed data-gathering tools to feed a centralised reporting platform, informing the business of the impact coronavirus was having. Crisis management ensured our colleagues and our customers stayed safe during uncertain times, using data to keep them informed on a daily basis.

Speaker: Audrey Lloyd, data insight manager, Sovereign Housing

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Speaker: Chris Milborrow, business improvement manager, Southside Housing

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Speaker: Boris Worrall, group chief executive, Rooftop Housing

Forecasts indicate that by 2025 there will be 42 billion IoT devices generating 80 zettabytes (ZB) of data. As housing providers expand their IoT projects, we will start generating more data than we know what to do with. What tools and frameworks can we develop to prevent data fatigue and turn this data into actionable business outcomes?

Speaker: Jon Cocker, chief information officer, Platform Housing Group

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Speaker: Clive Thacker, head of technical solutions, Peabody

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated many workforce trends. Paradigm had already started its digital transformation to re-engineer its processes aligned to an off-the-shelf ERP solution, and having proven our ability to preserve workforce continuity amid the rapid shift to mandatory remote working, we seized the opportunity to re-evaluate our business model to deliver richer and deeper digital experiences and exploit emerging digital technologies for better business outcomes.

Speaker: Dr Vivienne Adams, head of portfolio & programmes, Paradigm Housing